the old days were better,
so, they say
why don’t you write them a love letter
and tell them why you didn’t stay
Tag: free verse
One Day at a Time – Written Monday 28th November 2005 (Aged 30)
take a deep breath
because you know now,
it is one day at a time
just one day for each step
Roles – Written August 2022 (Aged 47)
the pressure to fulfil roles
roles,
roles that you want
roles that people did not choose
How Many Times – Written Monday 28th November 2005 (Aged 30)
how many times have we been here
and how many chances,
have been given?
The Best Advice I Have – Written Wednesday 10th August 2022 (Aged 47)
just enjoy yourself
patronising advice i know…
and as form of wisdom
at best, it is so so
Show Some Compassion – Written Sunday 27th November 2005 (Aged 30)
i had done what you have done
i would be mortified
i would be so embarrassed
Running Away from Truths – Written August 2022 (Aged 47)
nuance,
after all is not much fun
it does not get things done
for better to bask in the sun
Rejection – Written Sunday 27th November 2005 (Aged 30)
but i suspect that they’ve been rejected all their life
and it has become an ever-present fear
a kind of unwelcome host
a demon that now they fear the most
Brew – Written August 2022 (Aged 47)
grandiose –
in their point of view
they felt their intelligence
was a helpful brew
Ask – Written Friday 16th December 2005 (Aged 30)
you can have a lifetime of assumption and mis representation
but if you never speak up or speak out then how will people ever know?
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